water drop

[robonrome]

Tried for a while to get a decent water drop shot. Still a long way from perfect, but this is the best I got from a recent attempt.

C & C welcome.

cheers,

[xMrLpz]

very nice capture. like how its centered. keep tryin^_^

[john123]

Looks good to me.

[CamDiver]

Hey robonrome,
What I normally do is get the drop going steady, dress the background or put filters under the glass container to give it some color. Plastic colored sheets are great. I then have like a pointer, I use either a chop stick with a red or contrast end, usually painted on or I use a dayglow colored tape. I then put that right under the drop whilst setting focus on the camera. I noted your shot is a bit soft. If you can find some soft lights, I use a couple of small halogen bulbs on wires to give some light from the sides and also have a flash gun on the scene.

Personally I also shoot from a lower angle. My drops are normally shot with a Tamron f2.8 90mm Di Macro prime lens.

Nice effort, keep at it. look forward to seeing another one.

Cheers,
Mark.

[ggt1_02]

It looks pretty good.

[fi20100]

Yep, looks pretty good to me to.

[robonrome]

Thanks All,

and Mark, thanks very much for the tips below, this is great. I will definitely try these techniques - I had wondered how best to give my water some colour.:D

Hey robonrome,
What I normally do is get the drop going steady, dress the background or put filters under the glass container to give it some color. Plastic colored sheets are great. I then have like a pointer, I use either a chop stick with a red or contrast end, usually painted on or I use a dayglow colored tape. I then put that right under the drop whilst setting focus on the camera. I noted your shot is a bit soft. If you can find some soft lights, I use a couple of small halogen bulbs on wires to give some light from the sides and also have a flash gun on the scene.

Personally I also shoot from a lower angle. My drops are normally shot with a Tamron f2.8 90mm Di Macro prime lens.

Nice effort, keep at it. look forward to seeing another one.

Cheers,
Mark.